74, Lot: 74. Estimate $3000. Sold for $3600. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

VESPASIAN. 69-79 AD. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.07 gm). Rome mint. Struck 73 AD. Laureate head right / Temple of Vesta with four columns; statue within, two statues without. RIC II 69c; Cohen 579. Nice VF. Scarce.

To achieve a sense of perspective, the engraver has cut the middle columns about twice as thick as the outer ones.